Telegram-herald., 1887-03-03
BY REPUBLICAN VOTES
Rufus Blodgett, a Hard
Shell" Democrat
IS ELECTED SENATOR FROM JERSEY
Oisgrsceful Actions IN the Assembly
-Abbett Says a Poor Democrat
is Better Than a Republican
How IL Was Done.

TrFSTox, y. J., March 2.--Rufos Blodeett,
ex-Member Of the Legislature Of Ocean
county, Superintendent Of the New syork
& Long Branch Railroad and one Of the
most active Of Damocrstic politicians in the
State. was elected 10 the United States SEN
ate this afternoon 10 succeed General
Seweil. whose term expires on Friday ~
this week Had the Legislature resolved
itself into a mob for the purpose OF siecttng
a Senator, they could not have been much
more turbulent Never before ia ths STATE
has there been recorded such = scene of die
, order. The galleries OF the ChsmeI' tbe
fioor and the lobbies were packed with peo-
| pie and tie cheers Of the crowd a. points were
made for the Albeit or Don-Atbett forces
were desfening The cheering was almost
| continuous despite occasional orders of tie
| President % clear the galleries The mem
| bers Of the Legislature themselves appesrro
| 10 forget their position and tie Abeed
| forces particularly. knowing Their c*fsst
stared them ia the face wers bitter and al
| most violent In denouucing The AMI ALBEIT
/ forces Several oi the lesding Democrats
were enrsred and during the whole pro-
| ceedinr epithess Of their hate vers buried
| in voices 50 loud 40 10 be heard throughout
the CD amber.
The election Of Mr.. Blodrett vas secured
| hy the ard Of thirty eight Republicans snd
three anti Albeit DemOcrots Assembly
| Kinney and Tflrockmortoa and 1ssfor
Chaffael Senator Chase Dem sster-
wards changed from Abbeu ~ blo1rett
] thereby making forty fyo votes Tor bledFstt
| jns; one shove msl0rliY.
The Joint Assembly met 81 noon bBf ad-
/ ieurrea until o clock. The kepublicnn<
| Immediately went into caucus and cousDm-
mated the scheme 10 elect an sutl-Abi'eu
/ Democrat
When the Joint Assembly wa called 70
order a. O'Clock The Abbsu men found
mat two q fbeir nCrBbef were Dssplng.
Not yet despairing tbss resorted ~ flibus-
teriDE for half hour ir order % osspatcb
/ messengers for the missing members
Daring zoe delay the missing fnerubert
speearsd snd vote was taep Orsrred- TIE
vsrv first name on the lis, Is AatsrmaD. .
RepHh1ira leader. The clerk cslifd his
nauie sua be slowly sfose ~ his sect IN a
perfect silence and repeated dhs name ~
Rates Bio5getl The other i-epu5isnsns
followed the leader znd Ire result vss az
nouacsd Biodrest, -: AbF.ett. - Potter. 1.
The scene that followed vzs iiss Asoisfa.
I EvAry ore sessued - o. corsing eyerr one
slse. Men sssrsng upon tbs oeskt q
/ zbontel for recognition and Csairmsn lish
lsroke his gsvsi n trying - rssiDss order.
Then ff,e Democrats sTpse 81 n8sse sod
/ wanted - rbfnEN ftfI Foltt 5Fsf @tf-"'t
/ ~ a~weii The chaisfssn sac no cifsBrs
4 fouid - rnsde uuti tbe Totf y1t ~
/ r.o-t0cs1. TIE Democrats cxD~ded around
! TIE Gesk ard shook fbeir fists UDdef tlft
/ taxirEnsns uD-e.
A dozen Democrats ssouted That pssT
1 rbange1 the.f vote - Ssws.l. b9i if wae too
late EdvsFsis rushed frou tbe rs9fn Tss
ing PAGE. <ayiDg be bed r,esasse ffsfD
I Ah5ass "a wss rss1 and psevt9 ~ -
/ stanks - the fsitbf,d Denocrsts II ssi3
I & ~ss brf.ef - hsvs e'scte1 s~syr 1sfeo-
( 60 thau q good Refyritsssn. y e,ftzses1ee
. Ther fhz Iss81efsss viio 1ifs1Fel - SeTeil
/ Charged heck 70 Arrest. End tcers rks wiia
rileersne f3f Afsett ffuai : fiie ctaifr8er
/ 81 elfsnce - sh0vf tfst Eio1fakt wss
1 e4ected 3 fasr ~ his4eo sfe eatce.if efnef.
+ ne ase ann0uperoeat Bars elsps<f -
hnass This snrare5 Hepr~n .seiifseF. 81
( khi-ff I,eEsocrsf - rn8r.h ti1et ift Tifkec
/ ~ 80 book s16 hurled i r. Eelfd. s1oxn
80 apn9rnes9 as bsck ssfdeT. 30 hoos
ffIl sxoy1 Arid eaet exEitf1r seen>1 -
tJrs he ffzFnssn 1ee.eFed slls Ioir'
+ hsc-na,e s85ouros3 efs.e de- frydxett +
nz.Irs ~ lev Eswrstire 5is e - led
- Her 5eI Defneeraf - opp<sea r.
Cs~f ssre1ef ref3rn sne hss eeen ieEdins
fnsa III be reFiF n ffia s1s.s Hs = q
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